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Science thrives in a culture of accessibility and transparency that government often finds disadvantageous. Controversies in BSE research and environmental protection illustrate the dangers of secrecy.
An iron-enrichment experiment in the equatorial Pacific Ocean shows that increased availability of this trace nutrient induces dramatic biological and biogeochemical changes in the surface waters.
